(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 09 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 165 km West Northwest of Coron, Palawan (12.3N, 118.7E) It is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from Southwest to West will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Monday, 9 September 2024

Budget sec presides over JRTF-ELCAC council meeting in Caraga

BUTUAN CITY — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman led the conduct of the second Joint Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (JRTF-ELCAC) Caraga Full Council Meeting as part of her visit to Butuan City on August 30.

Secretary Pangandaman met with regular members of the Caraga Joint Regional Task Force 1 to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (JRTF-ELCAC), composed of local government officials, key representatives from national line agencies, and members of civil society organizations, as the designated Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORD).

CORDS are tasked to oversee the peace and development efforts in every region across the country.

“I encourage everyone to sustain our efforts and continue employing not just a whole-of-government, but also a whole-of-nation approach to develop strategic solutions that lead to lasting development,” the budget secretary  urged the members of the JTRF-ELCAC Caraga.

“We are lucky to have a leader who strongly advocates for a unified and peaceful ‘Bagong Pilipinas’,” where attaining our peace agenda and bolstering community development are a top priority,” she said.

“In fact, for the upcoming year, the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has allocated a total of P7.8 billion under the FY 2025 National Expenditure Program to fund the Support to the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force (NTF) ELCAC,” she continued.

The allotted budget will support the construction of farm-to-market roads, school buildings, water and sanitation systems, health stations, and electrification of 780 cleared barangays certified by the task force.

“Ito po ang aming pagpapakita at pagpapatotoo sa pangako ng administrasyon na patuloy na palakasin at bigyan ng kaukulang suporta ang ating mga komunidad na sakop ng programa. Sa ganitong paraan, masisiguro po nating natutulungan ang ating mga kababayan na magkaroon ng access sa mga proyekto at serbisyong magpapabuti sa kalidad ng kanilang pamumuhay,” Pangandaman said.

During the meeting, the council also discussed several important matters in their agenda, including the peace and development milestones in Caraga region, the work and financial plan for FY 2025, and the latest development on the RTF-ELCAC operations center. (DBM/PIA-Caraga)

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